Discursive Writing

A page of resources and tips for successful discursive writing.

Handy Links to support research and reading...
Library Wiki
Guide to evaluating sources

Looking for some inspiration? Try these clips from five live breakfast -
http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b0070htg/clips


Classroom Resources

The mother of all success criteria sheets...



Planning Template




Need to do more reading...?
Miss Greig's Tips:

• Use the Guide to Evaluating Sources (link above) to help you to find credible and useful sources.
• Try a Google news search - Use newspaper article to help you to generate leads for further searches (e.g. names of academics, experts, studies...)
• Try a :edu search. This will narrow down your results to academic sites. Skim through the results to find links that relate to your thesis.

Topic Links

Gay Marriage
http://gu.com/p/3a23q
http://www.scotsman.com/news/politics/same-sex-marriage-case-study-i-can-t-continue-attending-a-church-that-doesn-t-want-me-1-2490986

Euthanasia
http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/uk-world-news/tony-nicklinson-dies-at-home-1273717
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/law-and-order/9478399/Assisted-suicide-comment-euthanasia-puts-the-vulnerable-at-risk.html

Drugs in Sport

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/olympics/article-2190409/London-2012-Olympics-Drug-cheats-prospering--Dick-Pound.html
http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/olympics/news/five-athens-drug-cheats-to-be-revealed-8008017.html
http://www.guardian.co.uk/sport/2012/aug/26/lance-armstrong-doping-whistleblowers?newsfeed=true

Gun Sports

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/earth/countryside/9500707/Shooting-porn-should-be-on-the-top-shelf-say-animal-rights-groups.html

Animal Testing

http://gu.com/p/39fjq

Dangerous Dogs

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-18794360
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/law-and-order/9486728/Dangerous-dog-owners-face-prison-sentences.html

http://dangerousdogsact.com/
http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1991/65/section/1http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-16191119
http://www.news.com.au/national-old/dangerous-dog-breed-bans-wont-stop-bites-say-health-professionals/story-e6frfkvr-1226219454641
http://debatewise.org/debates/1301-dangerous-dogs-act-should-it-not-be-dangerous-owners-act/
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/law-and-order/9486728/Dangerous-dog-owners-face-prison-sentences.html

Airbrushing and the influence of the media on body image

http://www.thenightworker.co.uk/2012/05/rachael-johnston-and-air-brushing.html
http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/anorexia-cant-be-beaten-by-just-banning-814492

Gambling and Advertising
http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2007/aug/10/abadbet
http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2007/aug/10/advertising.business


Interesting News Stories - Sport

http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/rugby/rugby-union/news-comment/rfu-outline-plans-to-help-combat-concussion-8063163.html

Social Networking Sites

http://www.everyday-wisdom.com/social-networking.html
http://socialnetworking.lovetoknow.com/Are_Social_Networks_Harmful_to_Society
http://socialnetworking.procon.org/
http://www.insidefacebook.com/2009/04/20/the-25-facebok-groups-with-over-1-million-members/ This one looks interesting. It could be an insight into all of the different ways that facebook is used. It might be a source of stats.
http://www.forbes.com/sites/roberthof/2012/09/10/reid-hoffman-social-networking-isnt-over-yet-and-neither-is-facebook/
http://scholar.google.co.uk/scholar?as_ylo=2012&q=social+networking+society&hl=en&as_sdt=0,5&as_vis=1 A google search for scholarly articles on social networking.

Circuses

1. Sixteen Lions And Tigers From Travelling Circus Stuck In Their Cages At Customs For Two Months Because Border Officials Refuse Entry
2. Anaheim's Political Circus
3. Protesters Picket Cole Bros. Circus Over Animal Rights Issues
4. Paraguay Circus Animals (link1)
5. Protests Claim Animal Abuse At Cole Bros. Circus In South Jersey (link 3)
6. Behind The Scenes At Cole Bros. Circus Of The Stars (links 3 & 5)
7. Circus Animal Abuse: Parents Conflict Over Taking Their Children To The Show
8. Appeals Court Tames Circus Protester
9. Circus Animal Thwarted In Disappearing Act At Maywood Park
10. Cole Bros. Circus To Perform In West Deptford Despite PETA Protests, Claims Of Animal Abuse (links 3, 5 & 6)
11. Circus Animal Trainer Replies To Llandudno Critic
12. Animal Activist Harassed During Anti-Animal Abuse Protest
13. Piccadilly Circus Trainer Loves The Animals, Denies Abuse, Neglect
14. Animal Welfare Protests At Circus
15. Zebra Advertised For Sale As Circus Sells Animals
16. Animal Welfare Laws UK
17. The Government Must Act Now To Ban Wild Animals In Circuses
18. RSPCA - Animal Acts In The Circus
19. Tim Frisco - Baby Val
20. Tim Frisco - Elephant Abuse

Team GB
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/olympics/article-2087577/London-2012-Olympics-Team-GB-football-team--seven-say-no.html A pre-olympics article

Abortion

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-york-north-yorkshire-19621675